>>In fairness, every coup has own supporters. There are people applauding when next ayatollah comes to power, and there are people applauding when he loses power; both cases are coups, and spectator reactions are opposite depending on their political tastes.
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>Yeah, ok. Am I missing your point? I was addressing what I took to be your implication that the 53 coup was not externally supported/inspired/driven. Mossadeq was probably a Soviet stooge, but he was a popular one. The coup was probably a good thing in the Cold War big picture. The Shah was a weasel and Savak was scarey, believe me. I'm no more fond of theocracies than the next guy.
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>I was just speaking to the issue of the 53 coup. CIA/MI6 all the way. ( and the 79 coup not one of the finest hours for Tehran station - bad misreading by US intelligence as to the implications but considering the evisceration of the Church committee years not surprising in retrospect )
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No, it was not my implication. I understand situation in quite clear terms, and I never forget. Seeing enemies doesn't mean idolization of enemy's enemies, but it doesn't mean indifference either.